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[Current day-care structures for young children. Social and economic aspect based on the situation in the Rhône
D Honegger1, J P Collet, X Franc
1Conseil général du Rhône, service de protection maternelle et infantile, France.
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France's public daycare system serves children under 3, with family nurseries growing due to flexibility and lower costs. The system meets only 21% of childcare demands.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Childcare Services
- Social Policy
Background:
- The French public day-care system caters to children under three.
- All facilities operate under the
- protection maternelle et infantile
- (mother and child health service) and require departmental approval.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the capacity and demand of public daycare services in France.
- To examine the growth and cost-effectiveness of family day nurseries compared to collective daycare.
Main Methods:
- Data analysis of children under 3 in public daycare in the Rhône department (1990).
- Comparison of the development rates of family versus collective daycare structures.
- Examination of cost-sharing models for day nurseries.
Main Results:
- In 1990, 5,020 children under 3 were in public daycare in the Rhône department, representing 7.4% of the total under-3 population.
- Public daycare met approximately 21% of all childcare requests.
- Family day nurseries have shown more rapid development than collective daycare due to their flexibility and lower costs.
Conclusions:
- The French public daycare system faces significant demand, meeting only a fraction of requests.
- Family day nurseries represent a growing and cost-effective alternative within the French childcare landscape.
- Cost-sharing models indicate significant municipal and parental investment in day nurseries.
Abstract:
The French public day-care system is intended for children under the age of 3. All structures are under the supervision of the "protection maternelle et infantile" (mother and child health service) and, before opening, must have the agreement of the Conseil général (department council). In the Rhône department (main town: Lyon) in 1990, 5020 children under the age of 3, from a total of 67,500, were in public daycare. The public daycare system complies with about 21% of all requests for child care. Recently, family day nurseries have developed more rapidly than collective daycare, being more flexible and less expensive. The costs for running a day nursery are shared between parents (28%), municipality (50%), national social support (20%) and other fundings (2%).